This is going to be so cool. It’s always more fun to play than to watch, and starting Monday, Oct. 24, when early voting polling places open, until Election Day, Nov. 8, all us registered voters get to take the field and make the plays. We get to help shape[Read More…]
Tag: Election
Former Trustee Anne Colton announces run for Homewood board
Former Homewood Trustee Anne Colton plans to be on the ballot in April 2023. She will be running as an independent for one of the three four-year seats on the Board of Trustees. Colton, a documentary filmmaker, previously served on the board from 2009 to 2018. She decided to seek[Read More…]
Election preview: Alsberry hopes to tap into 5th District life experiences by serving as Cook County commissioner
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series featuring candidates for Cook County’s 5th District, which includes Flossmoor. Vernard L. Alsberry Jr. may be best known nowadays as the mayor of Hazel Crest, serving his ninth year in that position. But he grew up in the Altgeld Gardens[Read More…]
Cook County early voting starts Oct. 19
The lines are long in Chicago for early voting, but Homewood and Flossmoor residents will have to wait until Monday, Oct. 19, for the start of early voting in suburban Cook County. Voters will find locations open seven days a week between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2. The Cook County[Read More…]
Cook County in need of election judges
The Cook County Board of Elections is in need of election judges to work in the polls for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election and for early voting polls. All U.S. citizens who are registered to vote can serve as a judge. This year, state law has been changed to accommodate[Read More…]
Letter: League of Women Voters urges use of vote by mail option
To help voters prepare for the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election, the League of Women Voters of Homewood-Flossmoor Area is encouraging all registered voters to request a vote by mail ballot. I fully agree with the words of our state League president, Allyson Haut, “We want all registered voters to[Read More…]
Two Homewood women running as Democratic Convention delegates
Amanda Jo Greep, left, and Hope Zawaski of Homewood, are on the March 17 Democratic primary ballot as Elizabeth Warren delegates.
Voters Guide: Prairie State College District 515
The Chronicle’s 2019 Consolidated Election Voters Guide: Three District 515 board candidates responded to our questionnaire, Octavia Altheimer, Quintella Bounds and Jay Readey.
Voters Guide: Flossmoor Board of Trustees
The Chronicle’s 2019 Consolidated Election Voters Guide: Three Flossmoor Board of Trustees candidate responded to our questionnaire, Gyata Kimmons, James Mitros and write-in candidate Michelle Nelson.
Voters Guide: Homewood Board of Trustees
The Chronicle’s 2019 Consolidated Election Voters Guide: One Homewood Board of Trustees candidate responded to our questionnaire, Karen Washington.
